The 8th West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (WBFJA) also known as Cinemar Somabarton (transl.

Convocation of Cinema) is an annual award ceremony which honoured the best Bengali-language films of 2024.

[3] The nominations for the ceremony were announced on 3 January 2025 at a Press conference held at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata and subsequently live streamed via Facebook from the official page of the organization.

The ceremony was to take place at the Ajanta Circus in order to commemorate the 100th Birth Anniversary of noted Indian actor Raj Kapoor.

[2] Windows Production, owned by Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, requested the organisation to revoke the nominations for their film Bohurupi (2024), conveying their wish to abstain from attending the ceremony or accepting any awards.